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Burma: The Longest War, 1941-1945
Burma: The Longest War, 1941-1945
Author: Louis Allen
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Burma: The Longest War, 1941–1945 recounts the vast, varied and bitterly fought Burma campaign—the longest theatre of World War II—tracing jungle and desert fighting, the epic British retreat, long-range Chindit penetrations, airlifted operations and brutal hand‑to‑hand combat. Louis Allen reconstructs the campaign from both sides using public and private archives in Tokyo and London, manuscript accounts, correspondence, interviews and his own knowledge of the battlefields, and he weaves military narrative with fresh social dimensions—race, class and sex—alongside literary reflection and the political drive for Burmese independence, while profiling forceful personalities from Stilwell and Wingate to Aung San and Mountbatten.
This is a comprehensive, research‑driven campaign history offering multi‑national perspectives (British, Indian, Burmese, Japanese, Chinese and American) and is often provocative and original in its interpretations; its evidence base includes private soldier accounts and unpublished sources, making it valuable for students and researchers. US edition: St. Martin’s Press; ISBN13: 9780312108588—an authoritative, scholarly contribution rather than a pictorial volume, notable for archival depth and narrative breadth rather than for illustrative supplements.
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Bibliographic details
Title: Burma: The Longest War, 1941–1945
Author: Louis Allen
Publisher (US edition): St. Martin’s Press
Theater(s) of war covered
Burma campaign (Southeast Asia)
China–Burma–India (CBI) theater
South-East Asian Theatre of World War II
Operations and campaigns
Burma campaign 1941–1942 (Japanese invasion and British/Allied retreat)
Arakan campaign(s)
Kohima and Imphal (battles on the India–Burma frontier)
Allied reconquest of Burma 1944–1945
Chindit long-range penetration operations (British/Indian special operations in Burma)
Main nation(s) and forces involved
United Kingdom (British Army, including Indian Army formations)
British India (Indian Army)
Burma (Burmese population and local forces)
Japan (Imperial Japanese Army)
United States (air and logistical support; elements of US forces in CBI)
China (Chinese Nationalist forces operating in Burma)
Allies vs. Japan (Axis power in this theater)
Type and focus of the book
Comprehensive campaign history of the Burma War, 1941–1945
Military, political, and social history of the Burma theater
Focus on ground campaign and jungle warfare in Burma
Includes perspectives of British, Indian, Burmese, Japanese, Chinese, and American participants (where sources allow)
Forces, arms, and themes (where clearly associated with the Burma campaign)
Army ground operations in tropical and jungle environments
Long-range penetration forces (e.g., Chindits) and special operations in Burma
Logistics, supply lines, and communication in difficult terrain
Air support and air supply in the Burma campaign (e.g., airlift, supply drops) as aspects of the campaign
Impact of climate, disease, and terrain on military operations
Visual and reference features
Historical reference work suitable for researchers and students of the Burma campaign
Descriptive keywords and tags
World War II – Burma campaign
Second World War – Southeast Asia
Burma 1941–1945
British Army in Burma
Indian Army in Burma
Japanese invasion of Burma
Allied retreat from Burma 1942
Allied reconquest of Burma 1944–1945
Kohima and Imphal battles
Arakan operations
China–Burma–India theater
Jungle warfare
Logistics and supply in Burma
Civilian population in wartime Burma
Colonial Burma in World War II
Military strategy and operations in Burma
Allied–Japanese ground combat in Southeast Asia
Campaign-level military history
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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